Name: Troy Polly
Community: Kunawarritji
Biography:
Troy grew up in Kunawarritji and has been painting with his grandmother Bugai and his great grandmothers Wompi and Nungabar since he has eight. When he was in school he worked with Jila Tony who taught them to make models of the community. Now Troy enjoys making his own models with found materials and telling the stories of Kunawarritji and his life. He also paints about things that he enjoys such as when Desert Feet visit which is a truck with a stage and a band set up that visit the remote communities developing musicians such and Troy. He also paints his favorite characters from the video games that he plays out in Kunawarrtiji when he is not working for either the KJ rangers or the community and has some spare time.
Jamparri to Kulijatukujarra Jamparri is a yinta (permanent spring) located yapurra (west) of Karlamilyi River (Rudall River) and ngaparti (south) of Yaralalu waterhole. Both areas are known as good hunting sites. The Karlamilyi River and Read more…
Walytja (family): Martu kinship and family There was a great big war here in the middle of the desert. Five different women found each other, they were all shocked wondering what to do or where Read more…
Walytja (family This is my painting showing the way we’re all connected. In the beginning when whitefellas came this was Martu Country. Still is. We Martu had to learn to walk together with whitefellas, and Read more…